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Investigators say the accident occurred when ajoint in a solid rocket booster failed and causedsuperheated gases to burn through the externalfuel tank containing liquid hydrogen and liquidoxygen, triggering the explosion...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NASA Crew Was Aware Of Problem | 7/29/1986 | See Source »

After the initial blast, the slow motionvideotape replays showed an explosion of the hugeexternal fuel tank, which carried half a milliongallons of super-cold, super-volatile liquidoxygen and hydrogen. Challenger, dwarfed by thefuel tank, burst into pieces which rained into theAtlantic for 45 minutes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Space Shuttle Explodes Seconds After Liftoff | 1/29/1986 | See Source »

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